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Alberto Ballerio

  • Biodiversity Journal, 8 (1): 001-002
    Alberto Ballerio
    New Caledonia
  • Biodiversity Journal, 5 (4): 521–524

    Alberto Ballerio
    New records of Ceratocanthinae (Coleoptera Scarabaeoidea Hybosoridae) from Arunachal Pradesh (India) with description of a new species of Pterorthochaetes Gestro, 1899

    ABSTRACT
    In order to publish data to be included in the forthcoming new edition of the Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Madrasostes feae (Gestro, 1898) and Pterorthochaetes dembickyi n. sp. (Coleoptera Scarabaeoidea Hybosoridae Ceratocanthinae) are recorded from Arunachal Pradesh (India).

  • Biodiversity Journal, 4 (2): 379-382

    Alberto Ballerio
    A remarkable new flightless Madrasostes Paulian, 1975 from Vietnam (Coleoptera Scarabaeoidea Hybosoridae Ceratocanthinae)

    ABSTRACT
    Madrasostes bartolozzii n. sp. is described from Vietnam (Ba Be National Park) on the basis of two females. Some remarks on this unusual flightless species are provided. Distinguishing characters between Madrasostes Paulian, 1975 and Besuchestostes Paulian, 1972 are briefly discussed.